Jarrod Jablonski

Jarrod Jablonski is a globally renowned explorer and educator and who has trained thousands of divers across recreational, technical, military, and public safety programs. As the founder of Global Underwater Explorers (GUE), he has extensive experience developing divers and instructors at every level—from entry-level training to the most advanced exploration and operational standards. An accomplished explorer, researcher, author, and educator, his expeditions have taken him to some of the most remote environments on Earth, including world-record cave dives spanning 15 kilometers, underwater immersions exceeding 30 hours, and dives beyond 150 meters. A trained geologist, he founded GUE, Halcyon Manufacturing, and Extreme Exposure, and served as a principal architect of Deep Dive Dubai, the world’s deepest diving facility. He continues to lead international research and exploration initiatives and has authored dozens of publications, including multiple books and numerous articles spanning both diving and scientific literature.

Title: "From Polar Regions to the Tropics. Technology, Logistics, and the Future of Remote Exploration".
Evolving technology continues to expand what is possible in remote and complex expeditions. This presentation explores how advances in diving systems, communications, mapping, logistics, and field operations are enabling exploration in some of the world’s most challenging environments—from the Arctic to Indonesia and Brazil. Drawing on real expedition experience, Jarrod will examine how modern tools support safer, more capable, and more ambitious projects while also revealing that technology alone is never enough. Success still depends on planning, judgment, teamwork, adaptation, and the ability to make complex systems work in difficult places.